Intuit Announces Winner of the 2017 $100,000 Small Business App Showdown

ShopVOX provides a simple solution for custom manufacturing to customers around the world

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 11/21/2017 12:43 pm PST -

The beauty of the Intuit QuickBooks platform is that it delivers for
entrepreneurs on all sides of the ecosystem – helping fuel success for
the millions of small businesses and accountants who use it and for the
software entrepreneurs who invent ways that add to the QuickBooks
experience.

At QuickBooks Connect last week, Intuit announced ShopVOX
as the winner of the 2017 $100,000 Small Business App Showdown, a
contest that honors the very best apps published on the QuickBooks
App Store over the last year.

ShopVOX is cloud-based software that provides businesses with a simple
solution for creative custom manufacturing. With more than 3000
customers worldwide, ShopVOX enables quick and pain free experience for
businesses to customize promotional products – like screen-printing
apparel and signage. One size doesn’t always fit all, so ShopVOX
provides custom pricing and custom workflows based on specific business
needs.

“The QuickBooks platform is thriving because of all the innovative apps
available on Apps.com that help small businesses grow and be more
efficient in the work they do,” said Alex Barnett, director of the
Intuit Developer Group. “The apps that participated in this year’s
Showdown are no different. ShopVOX is a true example of how software
engineers are innovating to fuel small business success.”

“We’re thrilled to be this year’s App Showdown winner and recognized as
a top new app on Intuit’s App store,” said Rao Meka, co-founder of
ShopVOX. “With the $100,000 prize money and integration on Intuit’s
platform, we will be able to invest in accelerating our growth and reach
even more small businesses delivering custom built items for their
businesses, on time and without error.”

The Small Business App Showdown kicked off in August when apps new to
QuickBooks Online platform and published on Apps.com entered their app
into the contest for consideration as a finalist. Every app in the
contest was featured in an online gallery promoted to the more than 2.38
million QuickBooks Online users worldwide. Intuit Developer then
selected the top 10 finalists based on their quality of integration with
QuickBooks Online, level of innovation, market impact, and numbers of
connections, five star reviews, and community votes. This year's 10
finalists – who hail from the US, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand –
demonstrate the wide range of innovative apps on the platform. They
competed on stage at Intuit’s annual QuickBooks Connect conference in
San Jose, CA, in front of a panel of judges and an audience of
accountants, small business owners and other developers.

Last year's winner, Share a
Refund, helps save time and money for businesses by auditing their
shipping invoices for overcharges related to billing mistakes assessed
to them by carriers. Since winning the 2016 App Showdown, developer Nick
Hoffman says the business has doubled its customer base and moved into
new markets in Canada and the U.K.

About Intuit

Intuit Inc. is committed to powering
prosperity around the world for consumers, small businesses and the
self-employed through its ecosystem of innovative financial management
solutions.

Founded in 1983, Intuit serves 46 million customers in North America,
Europe, Australia, Brazil and India, with revenue of $5.2 billion in its
fiscal year 2017. The company has approximately 8,200 employees with
major offices in the United States, Canada,
the United Kingdom, India, Israel, Australia and
other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.